Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Open Educational Resources (OER)